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Do all of the spruce trees die during an outbreak?

Growth loss and tree mortality during a spruce budworm outbreak vary with its duration, severity, tree species and age. Balsam fir is the preferred host of the spruce budworm. The most severe epidemic will kill 80 to 90 percent of mature balsam fir and 30 to 50 percent of mature spruce trees.

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